Jue in June - Part 5

[milliemuffin]

2nd trimesters here we come...

Thats nothing Barbie a colleague at work is 35 and had number 6 earlier this year.....and im sure number 7 will be soon!!

Morning all, lots to read up, can't remember who said what, but...

My scan's on the 16th too. Have they got a job lot of the special photographic printer paper being delivered that day, or something?

No one's asked if this one's been planned, because I've been banging on about baby #2 for a couple of years, feeling like I had to explain my rationale for waiting until DD starts school (even though we messed up and it's 4 months early, so technically, no, not planned, yet another example of gold-standard sperm being too effective for it's own flippin' good!)

I'm going to be studying during maternity leave as well. Are we all suckers for punishment, or what???? At least I had the good sense to defer my course by 3 months, because original timetable had first set of exams in June 2011. Me thinks I might be busy!

My mother asked to be nana, which was what I called her mum. I think it was her way of making sure she became as adored by her grandaughter as my nana was by me. Well, nice theory, but you might need to stop correcting DD's grammar like a mardy school mistress when she's 3 effing years old!!!!

Wow, life summarised in 4 paragraphs. And how's everyone else's Tuesday? Anyone else get a glimmer of hope when this morning brought a flurry of snow, only to have it stop just as suddenly, all melt away, and now it's just freezing cold again?

lisascat whoop whoop about your scan - there are four of us that day and one two days before. Does that make the last of the twelve week scans? Fingers crossed we all come through happily. Then it'll be Christmas and we can all sail into the second trimester :). Aren't we meant to start glowing then? My dry, spotty skin and eyebags could do with a bit of a glow, tbh

supersunny I'd turn up and say I'd been feeling green all day, had a dodgy takeaway the night before, and ha ha ha I've brought a sick bag just in case ... If you don't vom they'll think you were joking and forget about it, and if you do you're covered! Enjoy the concert!

Still worried about subsiding symptoms though I did have a retchy/stomach acidy vom half an hour ago so looks like baby is reminding me it's still there! Phew!

Oh my goodness this is a learned thread! I'll be examining Eng Lit students at uni until June 17th (baby due June 27th) and I have to finish a certificate in Higher Ed teaching by then, but really the course is a piece of piss. And I'd much rather be setting the exams than sitting them like you guys(though not looking forward to marking 300 scripts in two weeks while 8 months preggo). But as you're all going to be psychologists, nurses and lawyers I'm guessing it will be worth it for you and your little ones! Good luck!

Welcome back daisy :)

Hi all, thanks for the well-wishes! I have been parading my scan photos around work today so it is all feeling very real now!

Rant alert Hardly on speaking terms with dp at the moment though . What was meant to be a really happy day yesterday ended up with us rowing . He was first of all upset because I texted my Mum straight after the scan whilst waiting for consultant appt to let her know all was okay, and then he said when the doctor left the room to fetch something that I "had my loud voice on" when talking to her. I was trying to be assertive about my birth choices - he made me feel about 2 inches high, and took the wind out of my sails after that.

We then broke down outside the hospital and I had to admit that I may have run out of petrol (petrol gauge is broken) , so he had to walk to garage in minus 7 to fill up petrol can. It took him half an hour, and then he got upset when he got back to the car because I had used the time to text around my friends the happy news and call my Dad and tell him. We got home and relieved my Mum of babysitting duties, and then he made two comments to our son about the baby being his baby, my baby and my Mum's (??????)(I say to DS the baby is "his baby" that Mummy is growing for him so he feels more involved). He then denied saying it when I asked him to explain what he meant when I bought it up after ds went to bed.

My only thoughts are that he got upset because he felt I was not including him fully, and he was a bit funny about how close me and my Mum were during my last pregnancy (we are very close generally), but can't believe he behaved like he did not want me to tell anyone by text! I am so excited I just had to spread the good news! It felt like I was trying to avoid bruising two male toddler's egos last night .

Nurse what is it about men and scans eh?

I am also studying, but my course finishes a week Sunday; I have got exams next Saturday and Sunday (ouch!). I am really worried as I am very behind, and am very much the perfectionist and don't want to not do as well as I can! It is accreditation for my job, and the sector I work in is very shaky at the moment, so I really want the qualification under my belt just in case I am jobseeking soon. I work in free legal advice, and our centre is mostly funded by legal aid, which the lovely Kenneth Clarike has recently slashed to within an inch of it's life .

I am very admiring of you who are studying up to and beyond the birth of the baby though .

My Mum asked to be Granny, but ds has called her Nanna since he could speak. My step-dad wanted to be Grampy, but has ended up being Grumpy !!! My Dad professed to not wanting to be called anything (slightly in age-based denial, and refused to believe he was old enough to be a grandparent), but now goes all proud and puffs out his chest every time my ds calls him Gan-da .

Well, 12 weeks today, and no sign of the ms or tiredness abating . I am waiting with baited breath to start glowing....

Hi all, I was just stupidly clumsy and tripped over a step up into our guest room, landing on my hands and knees. I scraped up one knee, but other than that wasn't hurt at all.

Now, however, I am worried that I could have hurt the baby somehow. I've googled falling whilst pregnant, and generally it seems that you're likely to be okay unless you hurt your abdomen in a fall (which I didn't).

Has anyone had a similar experience?

glad your scan was good news 8rd (apart from man-grump afterwards!)

I am sure I must be the last scan ttl - on 20th dec. I will be 12 and a half weeks so not complaining it's just a bit rubbish being the last!

sorry to all who are feeling rubbish and especially to Clarkiee - show the bastards! What a ridiculous time to come and visit a school, shows what they know about real life in school. hope it went OK today.

I don't know mrswantstobe - I would have thought it would be OK but perhaps ask your mw what she thinks for some reassurance.

mrswantstobeamum- didnt u used to be on the ttc thread with me? im sure u were i fell in my last pg whilst around 8 months pg on ice i hurt my knees and elbows everything was fine with baby :)

i almost passed out agen whilst out shoppin today luckily i was with my mum feeling faint alot lately, have already passed out once at around 13 wks and seem to be feeling faint way to much :(

Hi jbells, yes, we were on the same ttc thread! Although I wasn't on there long as we started TTC a bit earlier than planned. As you can see, we were very lucky as it happened quickly for us. How has your pregnancy gone so far?

DH is mocking me for being worried about tripping, as it was really very minor. I don't think I'll call the MW unless I get abdominal pain or spotting. It's funny, though, how things you wouldn't think twice about in normal life can make you so nervous whilst PG!

mrsw- things have been good so far things hapened very quickly for me to as u can see lol we didnt even get round to trying was supose to be starting around jan next year (well that was the plan), pg has been good so far asides from the usual tiredness slight nasuea, dizzyness the xpected lol, how far along r u now i am 16+3

i know wot u mean its like we all become hypercondriacts whilst pg hehe

And my neck still hurts!!!!!

MrsW I fell a couple of weeks ago, a heavy fall off a stile onto my side. Sat in mud feeling sick and faint for 10 minutes. The MW was not concerned about bump at all, more concerned with size of blue ankle, so I wouldnt worry, after all, its in there cushioned in a nice water bubble.

2nd attempt at scan tomorrow. Have made apt early as hoping bump will still be asleep and not playing games turning away from the scanner all the time.

Do you remember I said my DH was being weird about telling his family about pg? Well having experienced his dads reaction I understand why.. 'was it planned?', 'are you sure this is what you want? its a life long commitment' 'Can you afford it?'. Not a mention of congratulations or anything...odd. At least I dont have to face them over xmas as DH is now going away for 8 weeks so I'll be with my family...who do know how to say 'congratulations'!

jasmine- my DP was weird about telling his family in last pg, and his dad was exactly the same (he doesnt know his mum) and this time 16 wks on i still havnt recieved a congrats from his dad or sister there obv not pleases about it,its really upsetting that people can be like that

jasmine that is so weird. Ugh. Bad ILs are such a pain (mine being lovely. It's my parents who are the crazy ones ....). As are badly-behaving DPs 8rd. Sure it's just a communication thing and once you get to the bottom of it he'll be fine.

On bumps and falls, baby is very well protected in first trimester so even airbags etc are less likely to do damage now than later on. I'm sure you'll be absolutely 100% fine

I was a little bit sick this lunchtime, even though I'm generally feeling fine, and my boobs are hurting a bit again. Whoop whoop! It's not much, but it's better than nothing!

leroy that is appalling. Can you call the out of hours doctor? It's hardly your fault you've had to call considering they just fecked off home. Not sure about the Panadol - probably fine, like you say, if it's only paracetamol.

And so for your sister, especially that she kept it secret even from her DP. Is she going to tell him now she's going through this? Maybe she will be able to get a referral now and get some treatment ... I bet there's something really simple like a progesterone deficiency or something at the bottom of it, and fingers crossed she gets some proper help, and lots of support. Sounds like you're a great sister to her so at least she has you.

Moany posts are allowed even if they're not justified, I reckon, and yours is well and truly justified

leroy spoke to both Consultant and GP regarding Panadol and both have assured me its completely safe for use in pregnancy.

Very, very sad for your sister

Have to study...

Oh goodness I'm so sorry I forgot - you did mention that before. She has been through such a tough time, and I really hope the gritting of teeth sees her through. Thinking of you both

Leroy how awful for your sister; I hope she can get to the bottom of things and find out if there is any other reason it keeps happening.

I need to tell my Gran over the next couple of days, before she hears from anyone else, and I am dreading it . She is a complete battleaxe and will take it as a good opportunity to lay into me for not being married again! She wouldn't come to DS's naming ceremony because it wasn't a religious ceremony; what made it worse is that she wouldn't let my Grandad come either .

Leroy, so sorry to hear about your dsis :(

Am and about what happened at the docs, that is disgusting - get on to the practice manager first thing tomorrow!

Yes thanks milliemuffin for setting up new thread (sorry I was a bit grumpy everyone).

I'm great thanks Barbie . Not any any sickness so double it and I've still not got any, hope it lasts. I think I had double tiredness in my first trimester though- no idea how I made it through. Main thing that seems different is the size of my bump! Read that a woman with twins will be the same size as a full term pregnant woman when they are 28 weeks!! I'm still waiting for another twin mum. Whose not had a scan yet?

I've had a moan on here (or Jue in June 3) about rude people just asking personal questions! When are you getting married, when are you having a baby, when are you haveing another baby?????? When are you going to mind your own business. I'd never ask such questions unless it was my best friend.

Anyone watching Corrie this week? I think its been amazing!!!

Hello... wow you go quiet for a few days and suddenly we're on page 2 of a new thread!!! Hope everyone is doing well. I am feeling less sick although I'm with whoever spoke about retching...eeek... I find it partic bad when i go from warm indoors to outside, bizarre! LOVE the idea of parma violets as an actual cure!!!
Is anyone else feeling constantly bloated?! I know I have definitely over eaten over last few weeks but i feel constantly full as if my stomach is stretching! Also am getting really sharp pains in my thigh in middle of night, enough to wake me up, after googling, I think it is sciatica but not sure, anyone else had similar?! Also bizarre dream alert, I dreamt that I gave birth to my mum's black spaniel hahaha, crazy alert!